The Self-Sufficiency Garden & New Wild Garden - 2 Books Gardening Collection Set - Non Fiction - Hardcover

Titles in This Set
The Self-Sufficiency Garden: Feed Your Family and Save Money
New Wild Garden: Natural-Style Planting and Practicalities

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: DK, Frances Lincoln
Genre: Non-Fiction, Gardening

Overview
This two-book gardening collection pairs practical food-growing know-how with inspired naturalistic planting design, ideal for home gardeners at any experience level. The Self-Sufficiency Garden by Huw Richards and Sam Cooper lays out a realistic, month-by-month plan for growing enough vegetables to feed a family while saving money at the weekly shop. New Wild Garden by Ian Hodgson explores how to bring wildflowers, meadows, and looser prairie-style planting into any garden, supporting pollinators and habitats. Together these titles give home gardeners both a productive kitchen garden blueprint and a beautiful, wildlife-friendly design approach in one brand-new hardcover set.

About the Books
The Self-Sufficiency Garden grew out of two years of real-world planning and trialling by Huw Richards and Sam Cooper, who tested their methods on a modest 10 x 12.5 meter plot. The result is a flexible, realistic framework for growing six portions of nutritious vegetables per person, per day, built around a month-by-month growing calendar that accounts for time, space, and budget constraints most gardeners actually face. Rather than promising an all-or-nothing lifestyle overhaul, the authors focus on achievable, incremental self-sufficiency that fits around everyday life. New Wild Garden takes a different but complementary angle, moving away from manicured borders toward a more naturalistic style of planting. Ian Hodgson, a respected garden writer, shows how wildflowers, real meadows, and prairie-inspired planting schemes can be worked into gardens of almost any size. With growing concern over declining pollinator populations, the book reflects a design movement that has become one of the most creative areas of contemporary horticulture. Both books share a conservation-minded, practical sensibility: one focused on feeding a household sustainably, the other on restoring wildness and biodiversity to the garden. Bundled together, they give gardeners a well-rounded, brand-new hardcover resource covering productive growing and ecological planting design.

Key Benefits

• Two complete hardcover gardening books in one brand-new collection
• Realistic, month-by-month vegetable growing plan for feeding a family
• Practical guidance on wildflower meadows and naturalistic planting design
• Written by experienced, hands-on horticultural authors
• Supports pollinator-friendly, biodiversity-focused gardening
• Makes a thoughtful gift for home gardeners, allotment growers, and nature lovers

Book-by-Book Guide
The Self-Sufficiency Garden: Feed Your Family and Save Money — A month-by-month plan for growing six portions of homegrown vegetables per person a day on a realistic, modest-sized plot.
New Wild Garden: Natural-Style Planting and Practicalities — A practical guide to incorporating wildflowers, meadows, and prairie-style planting into gardens to support pollinators and habitats.

About the Authors
Huw Richards is a grower and YouTube educator known for making vegetable gardening accessible to beginners, and Sam Cooper is his collaborator on The Self-Sufficiency Garden, bringing hands-on trial-and-error experience from their own growing plot. Ian Hodgson is a respected garden writer whose earlier work for Frances Lincoln included Great Garden Design, produced in association with the Society of Garden Designers; New Wild Garden later won the Peter Seabrook Practical Book of the Year award at the Garden Media Guild Awards. Together these authors bring decades of combined, real-world horticultural expertise to this collection.

Why You'll Love This Collection
Perfect for new gardeners, allotment holders, or anyone dreaming of a greener, more productive backyard, this set pairs food-growing practicality with wildlife-friendly design inspiration. It's a thoughtful gift for birthdays, the holiday season, housewarmings, or any nature-loving friend or family member ready to dig in this growing season.

Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.